Don’t know if I ever told you, but you were the first person I “met” on Lit. You invited me into Molly’s thread and made me feel at home. I really appreciated that. You also prolly know more about the “doings” of our family than just about anybody else on Lit. That’s cuz you care and are appreciated for being you.--posthumous message from Safe_Bet. And I still care and I still love her. Rest in the Light, Suzy.

Out now, on eXcessica and in print on Amazon: Shelter From The Storm and Spell of Appalachia.

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SweetWitch is my best friend in all of LitDom, notwithstanding our CURRENT FEUD, and she can post in any thread of mine any time the mood strikes her.
~Marsh Alien
Welcome to a world of unbridled sensuality, where the only restrictions are from insufficient imagination. A world of fantastic sexual delights and overwhelming passions.
You're about to enter--The Naked Party Zone.
~TE999

Out now, on eXcessica and in print on Amazon: Shelter From The Storm and Spell of Appalachia.

~~~~

SweetWitch is my best friend in all of LitDom, notwithstanding our CURRENT FEUD, and she can post in any thread of mine any time the mood strikes her.
~Marsh Alien
Welcome to a world of unbridled sensuality, where the only restrictions are from insufficient imagination. A world of fantastic sexual delights and overwhelming passions.
You're about to enter--The Naked Party Zone.
~TE999

Out now, on eXcessica and in print on Amazon: Shelter From The Storm and Spell of Appalachia.

~~~~

SweetWitch is my best friend in all of LitDom, notwithstanding our CURRENT FEUD, and she can post in any thread of mine any time the mood strikes her.
~Marsh Alien
Welcome to a world of unbridled sensuality, where the only restrictions are from insufficient imagination. A world of fantastic sexual delights and overwhelming passions.
You're about to enter--The Naked Party Zone.
~TE999

Out now, on eXcessica and in print on Amazon: Shelter From The Storm and Spell of Appalachia.

~~~~

SweetWitch is my best friend in all of LitDom, notwithstanding our CURRENT FEUD, and she can post in any thread of mine any time the mood strikes her.
~Marsh Alien
Welcome to a world of unbridled sensuality, where the only restrictions are from insufficient imagination. A world of fantastic sexual delights and overwhelming passions.
You're about to enter--The Naked Party Zone.
~TE999

Don’t know if I ever told you, but you were the first person I “met” on Lit. You invited me into Molly’s thread and made me feel at home. I really appreciated that. You also prolly know more about the “doings” of our family than just about anybody else on Lit. That’s cuz you care and are appreciated for being you.--posthumous message from Safe_Bet. And I still care and I still love her. Rest in the Light, Suzy.

Out now, on eXcessica and in print on Amazon: Shelter From The Storm and Spell of Appalachia.

~~~~

SweetWitch is my best friend in all of LitDom, notwithstanding our CURRENT FEUD, and she can post in any thread of mine any time the mood strikes her.
~Marsh Alien
Welcome to a world of unbridled sensuality, where the only restrictions are from insufficient imagination. A world of fantastic sexual delights and overwhelming passions.
You're about to enter--The Naked Party Zone.
~TE999

Don’t know if I ever told you, but you were the first person I “met” on Lit. You invited me into Molly’s thread and made me feel at home. I really appreciated that. You also prolly know more about the “doings” of our family than just about anybody else on Lit. That’s cuz you care and are appreciated for being you.--posthumous message from Safe_Bet. And I still care and I still love her. Rest in the Light, Suzy.

Out now, on eXcessica and in print on Amazon: Shelter From The Storm and Spell of Appalachia.

~~~~

SweetWitch is my best friend in all of LitDom, notwithstanding our CURRENT FEUD, and she can post in any thread of mine any time the mood strikes her.
~Marsh Alien
Welcome to a world of unbridled sensuality, where the only restrictions are from insufficient imagination. A world of fantastic sexual delights and overwhelming passions.
You're about to enter--The Naked Party Zone.
~TE999

You can EAT there, unlike freakin Scotland and the weather is WAY better!

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Well, that depends on when. Never, I repeat never get south of Rome in July or August. You will die. The heat is intense and since it sticks out into the middle of the Med the humidity resembles N'Ahlins. However, you definitely can eat there. We visited the original Alfredo's in Rome. Yes, the pasta Alfredo is just as good as you think. I think I must have ordered al vongole in white sauce three or four times. And the lamb up in the mountains? I'm drooling all over my keyboard just remembering. Italian beer is terrible. But then, British wine is undrinkable. So pick your time and loosen your belt. urp!

Don’t know if I ever told you, but you were the first person I “met” on Lit. You invited me into Molly’s thread and made me feel at home. I really appreciated that. You also prolly know more about the “doings” of our family than just about anybody else on Lit. That’s cuz you care and are appreciated for being you.--posthumous message from Safe_Bet. And I still care and I still love her. Rest in the Light, Suzy.

Out now, on eXcessica and in print on Amazon: Shelter From The Storm and Spell of Appalachia.

~~~~

SweetWitch is my best friend in all of LitDom, notwithstanding our CURRENT FEUD, and she can post in any thread of mine any time the mood strikes her.
~Marsh Alien
Welcome to a world of unbridled sensuality, where the only restrictions are from insufficient imagination. A world of fantastic sexual delights and overwhelming passions.
You're about to enter--The Naked Party Zone.
~TE999

There an interesting piece on it in Wiki. When Heinz took it over and moved production to Holland, there was uproar; to a connoisseur it is NOT the same stuff at all. And the stuff you get over in the 'states is also different:

"Varieties

HP Sauce is available in a range of formats and sizes, including the iconic 9oz or 255g glass bottle, squeezy plastic bottle, and TopDown bottle.

Also the ingredients vary markedly. In 2007 for example the varieties from USA and Canada were less concentrated and more fruity.[7] In addition, a number of other products exist under the HP brand.

HP Fruity is a milder version of the Original brown sauce, using a blend of fruits including oranges and mango to give a milder, tangier taste. This variety has been renamed "HP Chicken & Rib" in Canada and the US (though it can be found in some stores with the original name).
HP Bold is a spicier variant in Canada.
HP BBQ Sauce is a range of barbecue sauces, and is the UK's best selling barbecue sauce product.[8]
In March 2008, HP also announced the launch of HP Steak Sauce.
HP Guinness is a limited edition recipe which includes the famous Irish Stout.
In the summer of 2008 a version with less salt (25%) and sugar (30%) than the original HP Sauce was released.
Since 2011 HP sauce has been manufactured with a new reduced sodium recipe 0.8mg per 100ml, the traditional recipe was 1.2mg sodium per 100mls. This was a direct result of Government policy with regard to salt levels in food.

Consumers report that the taste is now more sour or even tastes "off", which has led to complaints to Heinz."

One thing is worthy of note; HP sauce never has been a Scottish product.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Safe_Bet

Yes. Consider it the ketchup that the Scots (renowned chefs that they are) put on top of their sheep lung, oatmeal and lard puddings. (aka Haggis!).

It might have been that way back in the dark days, but not so much now.

"Haggis is a kind of savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (offal); minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally encased in the animal's stomach and simmered for approximately three hours. Most modern commercial haggis is prepared in a sausage casing rather than an actual stomach.

As the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique puts it, "Although its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour"."

I agree; it is quite tasty and filling.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SweetWitch

Of course! I also want to see France, Spain and a multitude of other countries.

We'd all like to do that, Molly.

One last gastronomic thought, Bear.
England had vines planted by the Romans. We do make wine of excellent quality (if we get the right weather, such as a few years ago). And it was universally reckoned to be better than most French Châteaux stuff.
But you DO have to look for it (there's a vineyard of good repute a few miles from me which is on my "to do" list.).

Most French wines are swill! Even the French won't drink them and the government has to buy the stuff up (on EU subsidy, of course). They store it in ginormous tank farms and then process it down into industrial ethanol at a huge loss. But it keeps the farmers from rioting . . .

Don’t know if I ever told you, but you were the first person I “met” on Lit. You invited me into Molly’s thread and made me feel at home. I really appreciated that. You also prolly know more about the “doings” of our family than just about anybody else on Lit. That’s cuz you care and are appreciated for being you.--posthumous message from Safe_Bet. And I still care and I still love her. Rest in the Light, Suzy.

Most French wines are swill! Even the French won't drink them and the government has to buy the stuff up (on EU subsidy, of course). They store it in ginormous tank farms and then process it down into industrial ethanol at a huge loss. But it keeps the farmers from rioting . . .

Don’t know if I ever told you, but you were the first person I “met” on Lit. You invited me into Molly’s thread and made me feel at home. I really appreciated that. You also prolly know more about the “doings” of our family than just about anybody else on Lit. That’s cuz you care and are appreciated for being you.--posthumous message from Safe_Bet. And I still care and I still love her. Rest in the Light, Suzy.

People are always predicting disaster, no matter what is foreseen. If the Ice Age returns, the sea levels will lower again by about 1-200 feet opening up vast areas of rich sea bottom farmland around Southern Europe, N. Africa, the East Coast of South America, etc. Yes, we'll have to move. No, civilization won't fall. And just think, SoCal will become a great place to wear tweeds!

Don’t know if I ever told you, but you were the first person I “met” on Lit. You invited me into Molly’s thread and made me feel at home. I really appreciated that. You also prolly know more about the “doings” of our family than just about anybody else on Lit. That’s cuz you care and are appreciated for being you.--posthumous message from Safe_Bet. And I still care and I still love her. Rest in the Light, Suzy.